Silda Chandara Sekhar College, Silda

Silda Chandara Sekhar College, Silda, established in 1971, is an affiliated rural college situated in West Bengal, India. The institution offers undergraduate programmes across arts and sciences. The campus area is 19. 5 acres, where the college accommodates a total enrolment of students up to 1,711 and a faculty strength of 39 members.

Silda Chandara Sekhar College offers 12 courses across 5 degrees—some of the popular ones being in Bengali, English, History, and Mathematics. Silda Chandara Sekhar College provides several facilities that would help improve the student experience. This includes a library that has over 26,000 books, periodicals, and journals. Its inventory computerisation has recently been done to give easier access to all the stock.

Science departments like Physics, Chemistry, and Geography have spacious, well-furnished laboratories to provide practical training. The institution has a state-of-the-art computer laboratory for BCA students. Extracurricular activities include sports facilities where inter-class football competitions and annual sports events are organised by Silda Chandara Sekhar College.

Students are also allowed to join inter-college tournaments under the aegis of Vidyasagar University. Silda Chandara Sekhar College offers 12 undergraduate courses , and all of them are full-time. All the courses are either of Arts and Science varieties, with general as well as honours degrees.

Course Name Total Number of Seats Total Fees BA 700 Rs 8,437 BA Bengali Hons 120 Rs 9,887 BA History Hons 90 Rs 9,887 BA Santali Hons 60 Rs 9,887 BA English Hons 43 Rs 9,887 BA Sanskrit Hons 38 Rs 18,887 The merit list is the basis of admission to Silda Chandara Sekhar College.

In the case of honours courses, for calculating the merit point, 10% of the aggregate marks in the best five subjects excluding Environmental Studies in the Higher Secondary or any equivalent examination are added to the marks obtained in the subject or related subject in which admission is sought.

For general courses, the merit point is based on the best five marks secured by candidates excluding Environmental Studies in their Higher Secondary or equivalent examination.